Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale opened his Gallery Furniture stores to people who fled Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019.
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Posted inNation & World
Some power restored in Texas but water crisis persists
The extreme weather is blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.
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Posted inSports
MLB notebook: AL Cy Young winner Bieber sidelined with COVID
Shane Bieber hasn’t yet reported to spring training because of his recent positive test.
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Peace Corps’ 60th Anniversary Marks Beginning of Next Chapter
As the Peace Corps turns 60 this year, it celebrates the more than 240,000 Americans who have volunteered with the agency and also looks toward its future.
Posted inDo This
Press Play: Listen to ‘Standing There’ by Savas
The track, just a week old, is performing well on streaming sites.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State regulator launches probe into future of Maine’s electric grid
The investigation comes after controversy over Central Maine Power’s estimated costs for connecting solar energy farms to the grid.
Posted inNation & World
Bob Dole says he’s been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
The former longtime senator and presidential candidate said he was diagnosed recently and would begin treatment on Monday.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Construction to accommodate I.C.E. facility in Scarborough underway
Town councilor says it is allowed under zoning, but US representatives could intervene.
Posted inNation & World, News
Groups ask Supreme Court to declare the all-male military draft unconstitutional
A group of retired military leaders from across the branches of service asked the Supreme Court to take up the case and declare that a male-only registration violates the constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
Posted inNation & World
‘Obviously a mistake’: Cruz returns to Texas from Cancun after uproar
Sen. Ted Cruz cuts short a vacation after media outlets reported that he had traveled out of the country with his family as hundreds of thousands of Texans were still grappling with the fallout of a winter storm that crippled the state’s power grid.